2026-03-04
Terrible
When trying to find a spot where you left off it makes you watch all the ads. And you only have to go searching for where you left off because it’s terrible at remembering.
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Description
Crave is bigger and better. Enjoy 10,000+ new hours of the best series, movies, and more. Endlessly entertaining.
Enjoy with your Crave subscription:
• Exclusive home of HBO
• Hit series and movies
• Canadian Crave Originals
• Live events, select sports and news
Looking for even more?
STARZ (ADD-ON)
Get access to bold original series from STARZ, and even more movies including a massive collection of modern-classics.
For all the legal terms & conditions you need to know: crave.ca/terms
If you subscribe via App Store:
Your subscription allows you to access Crave during the term of your prepaid subscription period. At the end of that period, your subscription plan will automatically renew according to your selected period and payment will be charged to your App Store Account within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. You can turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. All cancellations will take effect at the end of the current period. There are no refunds on paid subscription fees. Prices subject to change.
NOTE: Crave is only available in Canada.
What's New in Version 4.8.0
General stability and performance improvements
Seller
Name
Bell Media Inc.
Information
Developer
Categories
Version
4.8.0
Size
133.1 MB
Game Center
No
VPP Device Licensing
Yes
Rating
Rated 9+ for the following:
Infrequent/Mild Contests
Infrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive Themes
Infrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy Violence
Compatibility
iOS 16.0 or later
Devices
iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone SE, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPhone XR, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone SE (2nd generation), iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone SE (3rd generation), iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max, iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 16 Pro Max, iPhone 16e, iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max, iPhone Air, iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro, iPad Pro (Cellular), iPad Pro (9.7-inch), iPad Pro (9.7-inch) (Cellular), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (10.5-inch), iPad Pro (10.5-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (11-inch), iPad Pro (11-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air, iPad Air (Cellular), iPad Air 2, iPad Air 2 (Cellular), iPad Air (3rd generation), iPad Air (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini Retina, iPad mini Retina (Cellular), iPad mini 3, iPad mini 3 (Cellular), iPad mini 4, iPad mini 4 (Cellular), iPad mini (5th Generation), iPad mini (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (7th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air (4th Generation) (Wi-Fi), iPad Air (4th Generation) (Wi-Fi + Cellular), iPad (8th generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (8th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th Generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (9th Generation), iPad (9th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini (6th Generation), iPad mini (6th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air (5th generation), iPad Air (5th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (10th generation), iPad (10th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 11-inch (M2) Wi-Fi, iPad Air 13-inch (M2) Wi-Fi, iPad Air 13-inch (M2) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (M4) Wi-Fi, iPad Pro 11-inch (M4) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 13-inch (M4) Wi-Fi, iPad Pro 13-inch (M4) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini (A17 Pro) Wi-Fi, iPad mini (A17 Pro) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (A16) Wi-Fi, iPad (A16) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 11-inch (M3) Wi-Fi, iPad Air 11-inch (M3) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 13-inch (M3) Wi-Fi, iPad Air 13-inch (M3) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (M5) Wi-Fi, iPad Pro 11-inch (M5) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 13-inch (M5) Wi-Fi, iPad Pro 13-inch (M5) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPod touch (6th Generation), iPod touch (7th generation)
Languages
English, French
App Store: Customer Ratings
Ratings & Reviews
4.6 of 5 (340,574 Ratings)
App Store: Customer Reviews
2026-03-04
Trop chère pour rien
11$ par mois pour 5 pub de 2min chaque sur un episode de 45min c’est vraiment pas la meilleure application qui existe, des beugs aussi c’est l’enfer pire expérience ever garder votre argent
2026-03-04
Glitchy App
Glitchy ASF and doesn’t load
2026-03-04
Bad boys
Juste parfait et drôle
2026-03-03
Commercials
I don’t have buffering problems like I have read on other reviews. My beef is I have Crave Premium and I’m getting commercials this isn’t right you try to support a Canadian company and this is what you get probably won’t renew. Will try a different streaming service.
2026-03-03
Do some research before buying.
I bought the standard thinking I can still sign in onto more devices then 2 but only stream/watch on 2 devices so I bought premium and it’s telling me to sign in even though I’m paying on it. So I can’t watch all the movies and shows it says you can. So don’t buy anything.
2026-03-03
AnnonceS
Énormément d’annonces, ont payent pour avoir crave mais à chaque fois qu’on rentre dans l’intrigue du films/séries tous cela s’envole à cause des annonce de 1m45sec à chaque 10-20min du film/serie. Vraiment dérangent et non conforme.
2026-03-02
Horrible experience
Honestly, the worst app so far. I am going to cancel. The ads are running in set of 3 and sometimes 3 times in a row ( which makes it 9 ads) also right after the ads the episode will started again from the beginning, or the ad will just block the screen as if it loads and then you have to restart the app and then again watch set of 3 ads. And it’s been like this since day 3, I was hoping it will resolve but it’s been 3 weeks and no change. Honestly super annoying. I wish I could just watch HBO.
2026-03-02
Stupid add a too much glitches
It drives me crazy
2026-03-02
Ad-diction
Got a 2 month free trial with ads, so far the movies are bland and for what movies crave has that im interested in i spend more time watching ads every time i log in and every 10 minutes of the movie. Not really worth subscribing
2026-03-01
Worst Mobile Streaming App
Continual programming crashes on an updated app and operating system. No PiP support even in the premium tier. In ad supported plan you get 4 ads every five minutes. I would be okay with diabolical greed of the price point which is $6 higher than other streamers even at the ad supported tier - but, this app cant even function. Awful.
2026-03-01
Poor buffering
Constant issues with buffering, will play the ads then switch to another episode when your halfway thru one. Great content but a pain to sit thru
2026-03-01
Too many ads
There are too many ads and it is annoying
2026-03-01
Horrible
I would like to watch Sopranos, it’s here, it looks like you “can” watch it, but apparently it’s just for show, to tease you. You can download it to watch on your phone, but why would I want to do that, when my tv is the better choice? For the money, this app is the worst out there.
2026-03-01
Love this app
Well designed, very easy to use. Highly recommend the service and the app.
2026-03-01
Doesn’t save my place in a show
Every time I open the app, it’s forgotten where I was in a show.
2026-02-28
What a waste of money
Went to go watch a movie for the first time in a while. Figured Forgetting Sarah Marshall might not be too bad.
“This title is only available in French. To get the English version please get the STARS add on subscription”
Bugger off. Instantly unsubscribed and deleted.
What a complete waste of money.
2026-02-28
Worst streaming platform
Biggest scam as they have the best shows but the least user friendly service. It lags, it’s hard to use, it has too many adds and it’s so expensive.
2026-02-28
App crashes and content does not load
50% of time when I use app, it does not work. I have a new phone, reinstalled app, paid etc. Random access.
2026-02-27
Bug
Trop de bug et interruption, difficile de regarder une émission.
2026-02-27
Garbage
What’s with the commercials?! Paying $40 a month — rip off!
2026-02-27
Why ads
Way to many ads
2026-02-27
too many ads
can’t even watch 10 minutes of a movie without being bombarded with over a minute of ads.
2026-02-26
Crashes constantly
Crave is probably the worst streaming service based on technology and troubleshooting. It crashes constantly and it’s impossible to get through to customer service. Actually what is customer service at crave? I’ve never gotten through to them successfully. When you’re paying $30 a month for service, why is it so hard to get customer support. The way they change the login options regularly and it never gets easier. It’s always more difficult. I think it’s about time I stop paying Crave anything. Make it easier to log in with proper credentials. Make it easier to get through to customer service and fix these ‘error codes’.
2026-02-26
Too much pride bs
Constantly pushing pride bs shows, no option to block…beware if you have children
2026-02-26
Mr Lockwood
The phone app does not play/work the same as tv app
2026-02-25
Pub
Tellement de pub, comme à la télé traditionnelle, je décroche, cesse d’écouter et vais voir ailleurs.
2026-02-25
Constant grudging
App on LG TV is always stalling out. Frustrating to watch.
2026-02-25
Squeezing as much money out of the consumer as possible
I love the ads so much. Really enjoy having the show I’m watching in the platform I’ve already paid twenty five dollars a month for cramming in four ad breaks that restart everytime you rewind. I wish I could transfer all my life savings to Bell Canada Inc. and they would let me watch thirty seconds of the Pitt for every four ads they want to show me.
2026-02-25
Too many ADs-Frustrating
The multiple ads that have been experienced during watching Willie Grace, for example, is unreasonable, repetitive, and annoying, especially when you’re paying the highest amount per month for Crave. It’s interrupting the flow for the viewer and, if you have to restart cycle back, go forward it backward it re-introduces more ads !, it’s like watching TV during the 1970s again, going backwards.
2026-02-24
Unreliable streaming. Always left with a screen saying, error-retry. Extremely frustrating.
Always left with a screen saying, error-retry. Extremely frustrating.
2026-02-24
Glitch
Glitches
2026-02-24
Awesome
Awesome app, I wish they’d make it free.
2026-02-24
Ads are out of control
I really enjoy the content Crave offers, but the algorithm with which they decide to run ads is ridiculous. If I'm trying to find a specific scene in the show, it makes me watch three ads *every time I rewind or fast forward.* It's like you have to pay to fast forward by watching a commercial break. This is really starting to affect my viewing experience, and I hesitate to recommend this service to others because of this issue.
2026-02-24
lol this app is terrible
How can Crave be this bad? It's pathetic how much this app sucks compared to other streaming apps. Crave is a joke and the people who made and maintain it are not good at their jobs....
2026-02-24
Good content bad app
Crave has lots of good shows which is why I keep my subscription but compared to other apps the streaming platform itself is terrible. The ad selection is garbage. I always get the same five ads of repeat, sometimes back-to-back. I also find the ap has a lot of trouble loading.
2026-02-23
Don’t waste your time or money
This app is full of woke garbage. I have it free for 12 months and I don’t even use it. Every time I try to open it to look for shows, I remember why I don’t use the app. If you have to pay money for a subscription, I would recommend that you don’t.
2026-02-23
Terrible buggy streaming
Impossible to finish shows, the app loads ad after ad after ad and plays the next episode instead. Haven’t been able to watch anything without the whole app crashing and being unusable for hours.
2026-02-23
Works 1/2 of the time
Won’t play titles, says need to log in when clearly logged in already.
2026-02-23
Terrible App
Constant crashes, errors loading videos, crashes during ads making you rewatch ads. It’s near impossible to get through a single episode.
2026-02-23
Continuously fails.
I’ve enjoyed watching Crave and HBO for several years on my iPad and Apple TV through Telus as the TV provider. I had a premium tier subscription that I could download content and watch offline using the Crave app. The app would periodically ask me to sign in which was an annoyance and I was able to carry on. Twice in one week I got locked out and no matter how many times I tried to reset or sign in again to the app I could not view my downloads. So frustrated I removed Crave from my television provider, their support service is terrible.
2026-02-23
Not Impressed…Time To Cancel
I was so excited to see the old classic TV shows on the Crave app. I was shocked however, to see the ridiculously excessive number of un-skippable ads in order to watch them. It doesn’t make any sense when the other Crave content I watch is ad-free…I pay for this subscription in order to avoid the repetitive ads, and it’s reached a point where I’d rather watch these shows with ads on YouTube for free because at least there are fewer interruptions, and those can be skipped. Given the abysmal performance of CBC with their constant ads interrupting the Olympic Opening Ceremonies, you certainly aren’t doing very much for the reputation of Canadian streaming services. Cut the ads for premium subscribers before you lose them - and their revenue. Based on the majority of complaints here, it’s not an unrealistic outcome - most unsatisfied people don’t bother with reviews - they just leave.
2026-02-23
Errors galore
Crave has a great lineup of shows, and movies. A lot of which we are eager to watch, however, repeated technical issues… “error messages”, shows stopping in midway, is getting a ridiculous. We do not experience any of interruptions with other streaming platforms. Seriously considering not renewing.
2026-02-23
Worst app ever
Just bought the subscription today, and around midnight it started showing me error. No support is available at this time. I unable able to watch anything on my only day off.
2026-02-22
Service Temporarily unavailable
It was not temporary, could not watch anything on any device, app or browser.
2026-02-22
Locked out of watching anything
Bought it for a year and cannot watch a single thing after I get an error saying “I need to login to the app” when I am logged in already. Doesn’t work on my phone or TV/roku. Looked online and apparently it is a very common problem with no fix. Want my money back for the year.
2026-02-22
Always some issue
There’s always some type of issue with this app. Customer support is non existent even though I wrote to them multiple times. I pay for a subscription but sometimes cannot watch on my Mac, and now I’m getting playback errors on my phone. I literally cannot use the subscription I pay for. I am also a single user.
2026-02-22
So tired of the bugs!
Again the app won’t playback videos! Keeps telling me I need to login. I have logged out and back in multiple times! I’ve restarted the app. I’ve rebooted my iPad. I’ve checked my account to confirm I don’t have multiple sessions running. But it still keeps telling me to log in. For the fee paid for my account, I expect a much more reliable app!
2026-02-22
Hot garbage
App was never great but now it’s outright buggy and doesn’t work ever since Bell bought it. Go fix your Error 5005/900 bug.
2026-02-22
Lots of glitches
Crave is a decently expensive subscription so I expect the app to be a lot better than what it is. The TV app constantly has issues with playback, keeping my place on shows and restarts at least once a day. Please work out these kinks or I will be cancelling and moving to a streaming service with a better app.
2025-12-05
Awful App
It’s a terrible app with many bugs that have been happening for over a year with no fix. You’ll be watching an episode of a show and after an Ad it skips to the next episode. Sometimes you can go back and finish your previous episode but most of the time it just keeps going to the next episode. Sometimes after an ad the ready to cast screen comes up and won’t let you cast the current episode it cut off on.
2025-12-04
Terrible update.
What a complete downgrade for the most recent update. Makes it impossible to find any show unless it’s one they are promoting. No ability to filter by network or hbo. Garbage.
2024-12-29
Stupid Business Choices
What kind of service makes you pay for adds, won’t work with most TVs and won’t play on full screen. Loading every five seconds when you hit full screen.
2024-12-13
terrible quality
My biggest complaint about crave is its user interface. it’s so hard to use. it’s like on purpose they made it difficult to use. Secondly the picture quality just sucks. It does not run on standard 24 frames per second as interceded by the source. so picture is very juddery. on top of that it’s not very sharp like netflix or prime.
2024-11-18
Greed
I pay $15 p/ month and you still mandate 5 ads per episode? A disgrace. You’ve lost a customer for life.
2024-01-05
Bull$h!t
Are you F-ing kidding me?! I paid for a subscription to watch a show yet you will not allow me to watch it on my account that I paid for on my tv?! I need to upgrade and pay extra in order to watch it on the tv, all because I’m on a ad subscription?! Wth, absolutely ridiculous! Garbage
2024-01-01
Never buy
Don’t buy
2023-12-29
… basic subscription
I got the basic subscription and not only can i not watch half the stuff on here.. there are far to many adds. If i fast forward at all it gives me 3 ads. I spend more time watching adds then the actual shows. I think their basic subscription should either choose to have adds but can still watch everything or no ads and cant watch everything.. the subscription is pretty much pointless unless you buy premium… fail crave.. you could be better than Netflix if you stopped with the money grabbing.
2023-12-28
Expensive like all Bell products
Crave is expensive like all Bell products, unfortunately I don’t see that improving anytime soon, probably only going to get more expensive especially with “add on packages”
The service they provide is average, they have a decent movie and TV selection. They tend to feature Canadian, indy, BIPOC, LGBTQ content. Big thumbs up. More more more! They don’t have a fast turn over of product and don’t bring in new lots of new products unless its a holiday.
Good security features
Layout sucks, needs to be more user friendly to find content.
Average streaming platform thats over priced unless you’re a Canadian Queer who needs his Drag race lol
2023-12-28
Advertisements
I get two sometimes three 15-30 second ads every 5 damn minutes
2023-12-26
Ads, why?
I have a crave total subscription for twenty dollars and I am still seeing ads before and during watching shows. This is unbelievable.
2023-12-24
Cross device login experience is a disaster
The login experience cross device is horrible. At this day and age it makes no sense I can’t use my iOS device to authenticate a login attempt on my Fire TV.
2023-12-22
Too much disgusting Ads.
Ads are so annoying!
2023-12-22
No Picture-in-Picture in 2023??
There is no Picture-in-Picture for the ios app. How is it that every other video watching app from youtube to disney plus have PiP but crave cannot manage to add that feature to their app?? seriously behind the times and they are getting outclassed by other streaming services because of this. There have been so many times i have just stopped watching whatever show i was streaming on crave because i couldn’t go on other apps while watching. SUPER annoying and i’m shocked they haven’t added compatibility with that feature yet.
2023-12-19
so bad
compared to other streaming apps, such as disney plus, or netflix, crave tv lacks the basic functions needed on an app. to top that the ads are annoying and the price compared to what u r receiving is terrible. watching through 4 ads worth 5 before ur 20 show episode starts has to be illegal. please crave get better. also saying this app is nominated for something n is getting above 4 stars is fraudulent. they be paying apple for sure
2023-12-17
Enough of the commercials
We already pay for the app, enough of the stupid commercials!
2023-12-17
Ads. After a paid service.
Don’t worry about paying $15/Month. Still bombarded with ads before and during episodes of shows. Anything you can get on this service can be just as easily found online for free.
2023-12-17
Overpriced and app sucks
Can’t watch anything because it gets stuck after every add. The app is awful
2023-12-17
Worst
Worst worst worst!! Overpriced!! The app sucks slow AF!!
2023-12-16
The worst
Likely the worst streaming app in all of Canada.
Bad enough that I ran back to piracy. Good job Bell.
2023-12-12
Ads
Paid service with ads now. Won’t be renewing.
2023-12-11
ADDs?!!
How the heck are we paying 10$ monthly and still have adds?! Insane. And the using crave in a browser is terrible. SO so so glitchy.
2023-12-10
The worst!
This is the worst streaming app I have ever used.
7-8 ads in a 40 min show. Streaming on my Samsung tv, the show freezes every ad and makes it impossible to watch. I regret every penny of this subscription.
2023-12-09
Too expensive for ad free!!!
It’s incredible how out of touch bell media is. 200$ for the year for an ads free service for the same shows that they had before?! I Heard so many complaints about the plans with ads and for 149$/year for that plan, you would expect it to be ad free! FOR THE SAME SHOWS THAT THEY HAD BEFORE THE PRICE HIKE! No wonder why nobody wants Crave and they are just sticking to Netflix and Disney plus.
2023-12-04
Too expensive
Nice but too expensive try and get free trial or deal not worth $20
2023-09-27
Crave is the worst streaming platform
Crave forced me into getting a year subscription which was in the 250 dollar range. Little did I know I was getting the lowest amount for my money, it doesn’t tell you which movies you get if you don’t have premium and the ads freeze the movie every time they play. I understand I bought the budget friendly version but should I really be punished for that? I watched GOT and then at episode 6 it stopped and said I needed to upgrade to continue. NONE OF THIS WAS MENTIONED WHEN I WAS PURCHASING CRAVE. the reviews are fake on this app also because every other review site is lower than 3/5. Now I am stuck with crave for a year. Would get a refund if I could. Lovely of them to mention there is a monthly version after I have already paid for the annual one…
2023-07-20
Update doesn’t work on my iPad
Very upset as I watch Friends all the time tuned in to watch and said I needed update when I updated it said I needed to update to an older Crave version? I have no access’s now as it won’t download older version or update?
2023-07-18
Latest update won’t load
I have an older iPad so I understand that the latest update can’t be loaded. But when Get a message saying that I can download an older version and try to download it, it just pops me back to the same question. So now I can’t use the app. Help?
2022-03-14
Limiting devices instead of concurrent streams
This video service is the only one I see that limits number of devices instead of how many concurrent. That makes for horrible experience. Family members have phones, iPads and a laptop but must pick 1 device so each family member can use. Come on Bell. There’s a reason Netflix, Disney, AppleTV+, Global, Prime, CityTV, Paramount, NHL, etc… don’t take this approach!
2022-02-26
Needs improvement
I find it to be a super clunky app and also in the browser. It’s not that intuitive and prone to crashing
2022-02-25
Garbage subscriptions
Bad business model with $20 per month gouging and poorly thought out mobile package. Will lose lots of business. Not surprised given it’s Bell media.
2022-02-20
Won’t Stop Crashing
Crave will not stop crashing no matter what I do. Absolutely do not recommend, very frustrating
2022-02-20
Doesn’t let me cancel
Have been trying to sign in on xbox/laptop and phone to access account but it crashes every time i go into account settings to cancel my 20 dollar sub…..how convenient…for them
2021-11-04
Very expensive
Implementing plans to Crave Mobile plan ($9.99/mo) & Crave Total ($19.99/mo) is just plain corporate greed. Can’t understand why, with the Basic plan, you won’t allow to cast on a streaming device, & only allowed to watch on a mobile device. You have to upgrade to $200 a year + tax in order to do so 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
2021-10-26
Horrible New Pricing
Not a fan of the new pricing. Have to pay twice the price to watch the old lowest cost content on your TV.
Maybe a good option if you only watch things on your phone.
They make it seem like good news, it will be my last month with Crave.
Still the most expensive streaming option in Canada when you factor everything in.
2021-10-26
The services “upgrade” is actually a downgrade.
Don’t get excited that they are now offering HBO as included on all plans — if you’re on the regular plan, the app is being downgraded to ONE device, mobile-only, worse resolution, no casting, no Apple TV. They are intentionally hobbling the app and forcing an upgrade to the Crave Total tier and disguising it as a value-add. Anti-consumer.
2021-08-30
Bring back Picture in Picture
The latest update (3.59.0) has removed the Picture in Picture feature. Do not update if you use PIP. Without it, the app is useless. Please bring back this feature.
2020-04-13
Good content but buffers constantly!!!
Makes video watching difficult as load times are reminiscent of the dialup internet era. Please fix this!!!!!
2020-03-13
Charged but cannot access
I’m being charged for Crave TV through iTunes and cannot access the content. I’ve contacted Crave TV directly who told me to contact Apple who told me to contact the Developer. This sucks as far a customer service. I’ve cancelled my subscription.
2020-02-10
720p max (!), bad image quality
Resolution is low (with any connection and streaming device)
There also seems to be image smoothing happening (my tv has all image processing turned off, yet skins and hair are blurred in less detailed areas)
Comparing the quality to Netflix and Apple TV, it's very noticeably worse. I consider it unwatchable.
For a crave to serve a 20 year old resolution at a time where everybody else is streams 1080 or 4k is just mindboggling.
2020-02-08
Do nt ask for ratings.
Apps that continually request ratings and reviews automaticaly get one-star.
2019-08-16
Extremely disappointed in both Crave AND Apple
I was unknowingly double billed for two subscriptions - one which I initiated directly through Crave’s web site AND a second through Apple. They both had the exact same start date, but they were billed to two different credit cards with two different account email addresses. I never activated a subscription through Apple, only through Crave. I canceled my ‘direct’ Crave subscription quite quickly because my Apple TV is somehow signed into another account with a hotmail address and no matter what I do I cannot sign out, so a subscription is useless. I received an email from Crave confirming my subscription had been cancelled. I had no idea I had two simultaneous subscriptions and needed to cancel both - who would have thought that?! However, 7 months later, I discovered the double billing situation - where Apple had been billing me ever since for a 2nd subscription (which I never activated). I contacted Crave for a refund, but they couldn’t locate an account in their database connected to me (other than my initial subscription which they confirmed had been canceled) - because Apple only gives them non-specific information for subscriptions that come through them (due to privacy restrictions). Crave couldn’t/wouldn’t refund me without being able to find my charges. Apple refused to refund me beyond 3 months because it is their strict policy for subscriptions. Apple also would not contact Crave to give them my account information (which Crave said was needed in order to track this ‘mystery duplicate’ subscription). I asked Crave for a 4-month free subscription in return for paying and getting nothing, they refused. So basically, because the two companies wouldn’t talk to each other, I lost money (4 months of subscription fees) and never watched a single Crave show. Not happy with either company.
2019-08-03
planned obsolescence
Does not support 4K, 5.1, Dolby Atmos
Minimum effort has been applied to all video and audio capabilities.
WHAT YEAR IS IT!?
2019-07-25
Would give better stars if there was 5.1 audio
Seriously? Stereo sound? In 2019?
The primary reason why I DONT use Crave more regularly is the audio problem. Come on guys. 5.1 audio please. Limiting to stereo sound is just ridiculous!!!!!
2019-07-24
Quality content, mediocre accessibility
I canceled Netflix because I can only afford one movie/tv subscription per month. I’ve chosen to go with Crave and HBO because I’m more interested in a lot of the content. However, I wish the website worked properly on my chrome book, and I wish there was an application for my PS4. The application runs well, but it’s quite simple. The content could use some better organization as well, and a bit more variety in content would be nice, not that it is bad. Overall a very positive experience that could ultimately use some fine tuning.
2019-04-08
Horrible customer service
I’ve been writing emails for over two weeks with issues on not being able to sign in on my computer because it continually sends me back to the sign in screen.
All they do is ask me for the same basic information and then never respond again. It’s really frustrating since my computer is my main source for watching programmes. It’s also frustrating to realize how much they don’t care. Like REALLY don’t care.
2019-04-05
Almost 200$ per year!!! What?
I signed up, paid for one year up front as it was cheaper then monthly. BUT what they failed to mention is that’s you only get to watch there basic shows, you have to pay an additional 100$ to upgrade to premium to watch all the good shows that they advertise on tv like Deadpool, GOT, & split. They would not give me a refund and stated it was in the policy, asked to speak to a manager and they said a manager would call me back.. Nope! Very disappointed!!!
2019-03-31
Lagging / buffering
Just started a few weeks ago - buffering every ten-ish minutes when casting. It’s the only video app that does this. :-(
Too bad - the content is good.
2019-01-21
Horrible
Paid for a year of crave + $200 through iTunes. Popcorn ready... crave says I’m not subscribed. Called crave support. Was told even though I have been billed I will not have access until they resolve an issue between bell and iTunes. Wasted an entire evening trying to figure this out. Beyond frustrating.
2018-08-26
very buggy
please can y’all work out all these bugs ? like the playback is all wrong